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This guide is designed to help you be safe and comfortable while using your Xbox 360™ and Xbox® to play video games.
After all, playing video games is supposed to be a relaxing recreational activity. Things to consider:
- Position: Make sure your position is not encouraging discomfort.
- Forces: Even low forces can cause injury, especially when repeated over time.
- Breaks: Stepping away at regular intervals is important.
- Health: Keep a balanced and healthy lifestyle.
- Tools for Families: Find out how to use ratings, parental controls, and more.
This guide may also help you reduce your risk of experiencing painful and disabling injuries or disorders described in the following Health Warning.
Health Warning
Use of game controllers, keyboards, mice, or other electronic input devices may be linked to serious injuries or disorders.
When playing video games, as with many activities, you may experience occasional discomfort in your hands, arms, shoulders, neck, or other parts of your body. However, if you experience symptoms such as persistent or recurring discomfort, pain, throbbing, aching, tingling, numbness, burning sensation, or stiffness, DO NOT IGNORE THESE WARNING SIGNS. PROMPTLY SEE A QUALIFIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL, even if symptoms occur when you are not playing a video game.
When playing video games, adapt your surroundings and arrange your equipment to promote a comfortable and relaxed body posture.
Symptoms such as these can be associated with painful and sometimes permanently disabling injuries or disorders of the nerves, muscles, tendons, blood vessels, and other parts of the body. These musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) include carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, tenosynovitis, vibration syndromes, and other conditions.
While researchers are not yet able to answer many questions about MSDs, there is general agreement that many factors may be linked to their occurrence, including: medical and physical conditions, stress and how one copes with it, overall health, and how a person positions and uses their body during work and other activities (including playing a video game).
Some studies suggest that the amount of time a person performs an activity may also be a factor. Some guidelines that may help you work and play more comfortably and possibly reduce your risk of experiencing an MSD can be found in the following sections of this guide. These guidelines address topics such as:
- Positioning yourself to use comfortable, not awkward, postures.
- Keeping your hands, fingers, and other body parts relaxed.
- Taking breaks.
- Developing a healthy lifestyle.
Because there are a variety of factors that may contribute to MSDs, this guide cannot provide everything you need to know to prevent an MSD or reduce your risk of experiencing one. For some people, following the suggestions may reduce their risk of experiencing an MSD. For others, it may not. However, many people are likely to experience greater comfort when following these suggestions.
Keep in mind that this guide is not a substitute for the advice of a qualified health professional. If you have questions about how your own lifestyle, activities, or medical or physical condition may be related to MSDs, see a qualified health professional.
Important Health Warning About Playing Video Games
Photosensitive Seizures
A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including flashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause these "photosensitive epileptic seizures" while watching video games.
These seizures may have a variety of symptoms, including lightheadedness, altered vision, eye or face twitching, jerking or shaking of arms or legs, disorientation, confusion, or momentary loss of awareness. Seizures may also cause loss of consciousness or convulsions that can lead to injury from falling down or striking nearby objects.
Immediately stop playing and consult a doctor if you experience any of these symptoms. Parents should watch for or ask their children about the above symptoms, as children and teenagers are more likely than adults to experience these seizures. The risk of photosensitive epileptic seizures may be reduced by taking the following precautions:
- Sit farther from the screen
- Use a smaller screen
- Play in a well-lit room
- Do not play when you are drowsy or fatigued.
If you or any of your relatives have a history of seizures or epilepsy, consult a doctor before playing.
Position Yourself
Using your body in comfortable, not awkward, postures is important, whether you're working or playing. Not only can this affect your overall performance, but it can also influence how comfortable you are while playing video games and may help you avoid MSDs. Changing your posture during extended gaming sessions may also help you avoid discomfort and fatigue.
When playing video games, adapt your surroundings and arrange your equipment to promote a comfortable and relaxed body posture. Because everyone has a unique body size and since many factors affect your comfort, we cannot tell you exactly how to set up your area to avoid discomfort; however, the following suggestions may help to provide you with a more comfortable environment.
- To support your back, consider choosing a chair or seat that provides support for your lower back and allows you to assume a comfortable and natural body posture.
- To promote comfortable leg postures, consider clearing away items from your legs to allow comfortable leg positions and movement.
- To promote comfortable shoulder and arm postures, consider allowing your upper arms to fall relaxed at your sides.
- To promote proper wrist and finger postures, consider keeping your wrists straight while holding and using controllers. Avoid bending your wrists up, down, or to the sides.
- To minimize neck bending and twisting, consider positioning yourself and/or the television so that you do not have to tilt your head up or down or side-to-side for extended periods.
- To minimize eyestrain, consider avoiding glare by placing your television away from light sources that produce glare, or use window blinds to control light levels. Also, consider adjusting your television's brightness and contrast to levels that are comfortable for you.
Go Lightly
Physical forces continuously interact with our bodies. We may only think of high-impact forces, such as car crashes, as injuring our bodies. However, low forces may also result in injuries, discomfort, and fatigue if they are repeated or experienced over long periods of time.
Consider the following types of low forces:
- Dynamic force, or a force that you exert through movement. For example, pressing buttons on a gaming controller or the keys of a computer keyboard.
- Static force, or a force that you maintain for a period of time. For example, holding your gaming controller or cradling the phone.
- Contact force, or pressure that occurs when you rest on an edge or hard surface. For example, resting your wrists on the edge of your desk, table, or other hard surface.
Consider the following suggestions to reduce the effects of low forces on your body:
- Press gaming controller buttons with a light touch, keeping your hands and fingers relaxed; it takes little effort to activate these buttons. Also, apply a light touch when using control sticks or pads on a gaming controller.
- Avoid resting your palms or wrists on any type of surface while using game controllers.
- Relax your arms and hands when you're not actually using game controllers. See the "Take Breaks" section below for additional information.
- Hold the game controller with a relaxed hand. Do not grip the game controller more tightly than is necessary.
Take Breaks
Taking breaks can go a long way in helping your body recover from any activity and may help you avoid MSDs. The length and frequency of breaks that are right for you depend on the type of activity you are doing. Stopping the activity and relaxing is one way to take a break, but there are other ways, also. These include:
- Changing tasks can help some muscles relax while others remain productive. For example, you might sit while playing video games but stand when not playing.
- Using different methods to accomplish the same task. For example, using the controller pad instead of the control stick.
- Relaxing your arms and hands while watching others play or during cut scenes, replays, or other pauses within a game.
- Learning about software and hardware features by reading the information that came with your game discs and hardware products.
Be Healthy
A healthy lifestyle can help you perform and enjoy your everyday activities, including the time spent playing video games. For overall good health, consider the following:
- Eat a balanced diet and get adequate rest.
- Exercise for overall fitness to give strength and flexibility to your body. Keep in mind that you should consult a qualified health professional to help you choose the stretches and exercises that are right for you.
- Learn to manage stress.
- See a qualified health professional if you have questions about how your medical and physical conditions may be related to MSDs. While researchers are not yet able to answer many questions about MSDs, there is general agreement that many factors may be linked to their occurrence, including previous injuries, diabetes, hormonal changes (such as pregnancy), and rheumatoid arthritis
Tools for Families
As more people discover the wealth of entertainment possible on Xbox 360 and the original Xbox, we encourage parents to take an active role in their children's gaming interests. That includes knowing what games are appropriate for each age group, and understanding the ratings system enforced by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB). You can learn all about the ESRB age ratings and descriptors here.
Both the Xbox 360 and Xbox have parental tools included on every machine that allow you to set limits as to what content your children are able to play. This not only applies to video games, but can be used to limit the types of DVD movies you allow them to watch when you're not at home. To apply these functions, you must first enable them from the Dashboard interface of your console.
Xbox 360 Family Settings
Parents can give their children an even safer entertainment experience. The Xbox 360 Family Settings allow you to:
- Grant or restrict access to games based on the ESRB rating.
- Make sure the movies your children watch are appropriate based on the MPAA rating.
- Override your own restrictions so you can decide, case by case, which games and movies your children can play when there are "exceptions to the rule."Use a pass code to protect your own Family Settings. Set limits on console play time using the Family Timer.
- Control access to the online Xbox LIVE® service:
- Manage who your child can communicate with on Xbox LIVE using video.
- Decide who can see your child's gamer profile and online status.
- Limit your child's exposure to content created by other members of the Xbox LIVE community.
- Create personal settings for each child, which applies to their Xbox Live account even when they use it outside the home (for example, on a friend's Xbox 360 console).
Xbox Parental Controls
The original Xbox is the only console from the previous generation to feature Parental Controls. With these tools, you can:
- Decide which games your children can play based on the ESRB rating.
- Make sure the movies your children watch are appropriate based on the MPAA rating.
- Control access to Xbox Live:
- Control voice communications.
- Disable content purchases.
- Limit your child's exposure to content created by other members of the Xbox Live community.


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There's no other major item most of us own that is as confusing, unpredictable and unreliable as our personal computers. Everybody has questions about them, and we aim to help.
Here are a few questions about computers I've received recently from people like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability. This week my mailbox contained questions about turning off tabbed browsing in the new Internet Explorer, ripping DVDs into iTunes and transferring contacts from one computer to another in Outlook and Outlook Express.
Is there a way to totally turn off tabbed browsing in the new Internet Explorer 7.0?
Yes. Click on the Tools icon at the upper right, and select the last item, Internet Options. In the window that appears, go to the General tab, and find the Tabs section. Click the Settings button in that Tabs section. That will open a new window called Tabbed Browsing Settings. In that window, uncheck the first option, "Enabled Tabbed Browsing." Then click OK in that window, and in the previous window. Then, quit Internet Explorer and restart it. You should now be able to use the browser in the old nontabbed manner.
Why is it that Apple supports ripping one's CDs to iTunes in order to sync them to one's iPod but the same is not true for movies using purchased DVDs? Is there a work-around?
I suspect it's because DVDs are copy-protected by the movie studios, while CDs aren't (with a few exceptions) copy-protected by the record labels. However, there are some programs that will rip DVDs. I haven't tested them and can't recommend any.
How can I transfer my contacts from my work computer's Outlook program to my home computer's Outlook Express program — assuming that I can't directly connect the two computers by USB, wireless or other direct link?
Using Outlook's Import and Export function, from the File menu, you would export the Contacts as a "Comma Separated Values" file, then save that to your hard disk. Next, copy this file to a USB thumb drive, or burn it to a blank CD. Then, take the thumb drive or CD home, insert it in your home PC, and copy the file to its hard disk. Then, fire up Outlook Express, open the address book, and select "Import" from the File menu. Choose "Other Address Book," then choose "Text File (Comma Separated Values)." Locate the file, and you should be able to import it.
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The economy may have been showing feeble signs of life in the last couple of months, but it is hardly robust. No president had won reelection with unemployment above 7 percent since Franklin Roosevelt; it is now 7.9 percent. Three-quarters of voters thought the economy's performance is poor or just fair. Throw in a health-care law that voters opposed 49 percent to 43, turmoil overseas, and assorted scandals, and an observer from Mars would have said that there was no way Romney could lose.
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This represents the fifth time in the last six elections that Republicans have lost the popular vote, and the fourth time in those six that they've lost the electoral vote and the presidency. And although Republicans held the House last night, they actually lost seats in the Senate, of which they were widely favored to win control at the beginning of the year. Clearly, something is wrong.
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On the Senate side, tea-party favorite Richard Mourdock went down to defeat in Indiana, a state Romney was carrying by a big margin. In Missouri, Todd Akin threw away one of the most winnable Senate seats in the country. But Akin, contrary to media wisdom, was never a tea-party candidate. During the primaries, most tea-party groups backed one of his opponents. Akin won because he had strong support from social conservatives while the other candidates split the more economically conservative vote. Meanwhile, Mourdock's self-inflicted wounds were not a result of his tea-party background.
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Over the next few weeks, the experts will undoubtedly pick apart the exit polls and the precinct-by-precinct results, but it isn't hard to see that Republicans are going to have to do some serious soul searching in several respects, or this defeat will just be the beginning.
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Joined: 01 Dec 2011
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Location: Kamloops BC Canada
Posted: Fri 23 Dec 2011, 05:23
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How to permanently turn off Google Instant in Seamonkey 2.xx
Hi all,
I find that Google Instant is an annoyance. Not only is it distracting, but I find that the instant search suggestions that appear seem to interfere with my keyboard response, such that I end up with repeated characters and other typos while typing in a search query. This happens on all of my computers, not just on my Wary Puppy desktop.
While there are many ways to disable Google Instant, most solutions are either temporary or a workaround in my opinion. I don't know of any add-ons for Seamonkey that either disable Google Instant or allow me to permanently save the cookie that Google sets after I turn off the Instant search in Google preferences. Consequently, when I decide to "clear private data" in Seamonkey including cookies, I must re-set my Google preferences next time I do a search.
After researching the problem, and trying some file hacks of my own, I've come up with a solution that I like and works for me. The result is that I can now click on the search button in Seamonkey to access Google, without ever having to worry about Google Instant again, nor do I have to be concerned with clearing my cookies or re-setting my search preferences.
Here is what I did...
First of all I found that I needed to use Google with a different url, one that doesn't use Google Instant at all. That url is basically:
The last part "complete=0" is important because it tells google not to use any special features within its search parameters. Now since I am Canadian and speak english, I modified the url slightly to reflect that, and so my url is:
If I were to bookmark either web address, then I can search without Google Instant or search suggestions ever distracting me again. Instead of bookmarking these or creating a new tab just for search (a redundant feature since Seamonkey already has search engine access built in) I wanted this to work with the browser search button, Here is where the file hacks are necessary.
There are two files that need to be modified: google.xml and search.json Basically I need to remove the default search parameters that Google uses and replace it with one of the aforementioned urls that overides Google Instant. Once I have saved the new info, I am done.
Locate google.xml by going to /usr/lib/seamonkey-2.3.2/searchplugins directory. Open up google.xml with geaney text editor and on the line (second from bottom) where it says:
delete the basic url for Google and replace it with the new url that I have mentioned already. You may want to modify it to reflect your locale as I did or you can set it at:
and it should work. Save your changes in geany. Then go to your home directory and click on the big eye to reveal your hidden directories. Open up the directory called: .mozilla From there, open up the seamonkey directory, then one last directory which for me is called:
I'm wondering if this directory is named a little differently for everybody, but in any event there are no other directories to choose from so whatever yours is named, open it and look for the file:
Right after this and inside the quotation marks you will see the default url for google. Replace this with the new url while making sure that you set it inside those quotation marks. Save your change in geany, close out of your directories and you should be done.
Now open up Seamonkey 2.3.2 then click on the search button and google should open up with the new url in the address bar. Try a search to confirm that Google Instant is permanently disabled. I noticed also that when I went to search settings to check my google preferences, the google instant button was on... but no matter because the new url overides this setting.
One last tip is that I copied the two files to my tmp directory before I modified the originals in case I made some typos or messed up the files otherwise thus making it easy to recover from possible mistakes.
Hopefully I do not come across as too long winded, as I want to make my instructions clear, and to explain why I wanted to make these changes. I am not a programmer or developer, just a seasoned "hacker" of sorts after nearly twenty years of using a computer. Feel free to ask me questions re: above if there is anything you aren't sure of. Finally, I realize of course that there is often more than one way to solve a computing problem... this is just one way that worked for me.
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Posted: Fri 23 Dec 2011, 20:03
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All I did, was click on the icon that looks like a sunflower top right, by sign in, select search settings, and set google instant off, then saved preferences - note: cookies must be on for settings to be saved
I like the idea of
...however it appears to have google instant = on, despite my usual browser set to off?
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Location: Kamloops BC Canada
Posted: Sat 24 Dec 2011, 03:30
Post subject: How to permanently turn off Google Instant in Seamonkey 2,xx
Hi Aitch,
As I noted in my post, I would be fine with turning google instant off in the search settings if it meant that I could save the cookie permanently, so that once I turn this setting to "off" it stays that way. But I like to clear my browsing history completely about every three days, and once I clear my cookies, I clear the cookie that Google sets regarding my search preferences, and so... then I have to go back and turn google instant "off" again. For me, this is a temporary solution.
Now there is nothing inherently wrong with that. However, I think we can probably agree that some of these concerns or issues come down to individual preferences as a user. It "bugs" me that I have to reset the google instant button to "off" on a regular basis. I think that you would probably agree that there are plenty of repetitive routines that a user completes on a computer anyway, and once one gets the operating system set up to one's liking, one likes to leave it that way.
As I also noted, I could choose to create a new bookmark or create a new tab for search using the alternate url for google, but again it comes down to individual preference: I tend not to like duplication of features or function. There is a pragmatic basis to this approach also. I am running Wary on a 1999 Pentium 3 desktop with a 500 mhz cpu and 384 mb of ram. I find that Wary runs remarkably well --I am sometimes amazed-- but I know that I can't push things too much, that it is in my best interests to run lean and not have extra tabs open in Seamonkey for example, because the browser slows down and more ram gets used...
Lastly, I noted in my post that the alternate url for google namely: http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=0 has no direct effect in terms of actually turning the google instant button "on" or "off" --rather the search parameters contained in this url overide the settings pertaining to google instant. The net effect then, is that google instant is turned off even though the button may be in the "on" position. As far as I can tell then, there is no conflict here even though the search settings may look at odds with what the browser is actually doing.
Back to the cookie that google sets when disabling google instant -- I think it would be useful to have a plugin for Seamonkey that allows one to save individual cookies as in this case. Also, I thought that I read somewhere in google help pages that it is possible to save this cookie if one has a google account and sets these preferences when logged in to his/her account. I may be mistaken here. I don't have a google account so I can't test this, but maybe someone who does can add to this discussion and confirm either way if it is possible to permanently save the search settings for google.
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Posted: Sat 24 Dec 2011, 09:42
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Hi Monsie
I totally appreciate you trying to get the best out of your PC-Puppy combination....don't we all!
Many, many people hate google instant, and it's only google's revenue stream that stops them removing it, I think
Here's one possible, untested [warning: contains expletives, apologies - my modifications for forum use, poster just used expletives]
Install firefox
Install UAControl addon
Restart Firefox
Tools -> UAControl Options
Add site:
Change action to custom: Google_Instant_Is_F*cking_Sh*t
Click OK
Also add any local googles affecting you like:
Change action to custom: Google_Instant_Is_F*cking_Sh*t
Click OK
Restart Firefox
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Location: Kamloops BC Canada
Posted: Sat 24 Dec 2011, 23:41
Post subject: How to permanently turn off Google Instant in Seamonkey 2.xx
Hi Aitch,
Wow... the "solution" that you referred to made me realize that there are always some people in this world whose approach to problem solving is foul and contemptuous in nature.
Anyhow, I hope there are some puppy users who are willing to try my solution to the problem(s) with google instant. I believe my approach is quite useful, especially for those who have similar preferences as myself, and also for those who run puppy on an old computer with lower resources. I would be pleased to hear that my solution worked for other puppy users, and I cannot see any reason why it would not.
Other users may simply want create a bookmark or search tab for google using the alternate url. In fact, this is what I did on my debian desktop, but that system has a 2.8 ghz cpu with 2 gb of ram so I have no worries there.
Thanks for your feedback and for contributing to this topic.
Seasons Greetings,
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Posted: Sun 25 Dec 2011, 11:27
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Hi Monsie
I wasn't taking anything away from 'your' suggestion [which is all over the web, btw]...the link was intended to highlight the level of user frustration with google instant/autocomplete/user-preferennce-set-by-google
The person to notify/file complaint with is the search community manager Kelly F
There's also always scroogle or other search engines
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Posted: Mon 26 Dec 2011, 00:14
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Aitch wrote:
There's also always scroogle or other search engines
No mention of
, which like Scroogle does not track you.
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Posted: Mon 26 Dec 2011, 22:10
Post subject: How to permanently turn off Google Instant in Seamonkey 2.xx
Aitch, Barkin,
Yes, I agree. There are certainly alternative search providers to use if one doesn't want to use google.
I also looked at Seamonkey add-ons and there are currently no other search plugins available for the browser other than what it already provides. However I found a link with more info about making your own plugin at the Mozilla Developer Center. While I am no developer, it got me thinking that it might not be that difficult to create a new xml file as a search plugin for Duck Duck Go, Scroogle, or maybe even Lycos...
So I may look in to this just for fun because maybe I have "an itch to scratch"
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Posted: Sat 28 Jan 2012, 06:47
Post subject: How to permanently turn off Google Instant in SeaMonkey 2.xx
Subject description: Update re: SeaMonkey 2.61
Hi all,
Just a quick update to say that I installed SeaMonkey 2.61 on my Wary Puppy desktop today... I did so following Barry's announcement on his blog that he had compiled the latest version of Seamonkey for Wary and released it as a pet package.
Once again, the Google search plugin for SeaMonkey is configured to use Google Instant in order to make search predictions on the fly... So, once again I have applied my file hacks exactly as I have explained in my first post... and all is well for me once more. I can clear my browser data completely without Google Instant returning to "On" (its default setting) and I can use the browser search button with Google, but without the frustration of Google Instant. If you haven't already done so, please take the time to read my first post, because I explain at length the rationale for my approach.
If instead, you want to turn off Google Instant in the search settings that Google provides, you can still do so, but you'll have to do at least one search in order to access Google's search settings button, as it (the button) now comes up on the first results page of any search that you do. *Jan. 29th update: it appears that the Google search page is back to "normal", because the gear icon for search settings is in the upper right corner where it used to be... it seems that the engineers have been testing various page designs/layouts lately.
Other than that, my impression of SeaMonkey 2.61 is that it uses noticeably less memory than version 2.32 This would make sense because the browser engine is based on Firefox 9 and, it is my understanding that Mozilla has fixed a lot of bugs, memory leaks etc. with Firefox 7 and versions it's released since then... so, all in all, it seems (so far) that SeaMonkey 2.61 is the way to go.... google instant or not.
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Posted: Sat 28 Jan 2012, 12:41
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Thanks, Monsie
That reminded me that I had intended to add your tip to my search page, .......now done
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Posted: Sat 28 Jan 2012, 14:43
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Nice work Monsie.
I really don't like Google instant when I am using some of my lower-powered PCs, or when I am sharing a wireless connection with lots of other users. However, I don't mind it so much when I'm on my fastest laptop, surfing through a wired link (ie: full speed connection).
I am going to try loading the newer Seamonkey and using your mod on some of the PCs I look after.
It is also possible to use your suggested google url by adding it to the bookmarks. I've just added it as "Google NoPrompt". That way I can now easily choose which version of the google page I use. (I tend not to use the magnifying glass search button...)
Some people might choose to set the "no google prompting" url as a homepage.
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Posted: Fri 11 May 2012, 02:44
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Hi all,
Here is an important update.
I have discovered a problem with respect to my file hacks when it comes to updating SeaMonkey and keeping one's existing browser profile.
What is happening is that the new version of SeaMonkey automatically imports one's existing profile at startup.... and not liking the configuration for Google in the file
it is deleting all of the code for the Google search engine...therefore rendering my "fix" useless
I discovered this problem yesterday when I decided to install SeaMonkey 2.9.1 for testing purposes while keeping my default SeaMonkey 2.6.1 on my Wary desktop. However, it could also happen when one decides to upgrade SeaMonkey while keeping his/her existing browser profile.
Fortunately there is a fairly easy work-around
which solves this problem. The solution is to create a new user profile upon first running the newer version of SeaMonkey. To do this, one needs to start Profile Manager --in my case:
cd /usr/local/seamonkey
./seamonkey -profilemanager
Create a new profile name. It can be placed in the browser's default location. It is not necessary to create a new folder and/or a new location to make a new profile, though you have this option. While running Profile Manager, be sure to un-check the box that says:
Don't ask at startup
This way, Profile Manager will always start first so that you can be sure to specify the correct profile that you want to use with whichever version of SeaMonkey that you wish to open.
Once your new profile is set, restart SeaMonkey. Now you will have to apply your browser tweaks manually (including my file hacks if desired) since no settings are being imported. Note: of course, that you will be able to import your bookmarks if you have this backed up to an html file so, all in all, it is not too much extra work.
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(The Root) — Malinda Williams might be better-known for her comedic roles on Moesha and Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher from her mid-1990s sitcom days. But at times in her career, the former child actor has shown legitimate dramatic acting chops. Remember her as Bird on the TV series Soul Food?
This week at the American Black Film Festival in Miami, the New Jersey native provides additional proof that she can handle the heavy roles. In The Undershepherd, from radio personality-turned-director Russ Parr, Williams plays Casandra, the dutiful but abused wife of a power-hungry preacher (Isaiah Washington) — a role that scored her a nomination in the best-actress category at the festival.
The film takes an unfiltered look at the black church, which seems timely, given the recent news of more than a few prominent pastors' falls from grace. The Root recently caught up with Williams, who explained how she was not afraid to be part of a project that airs the proverbial dirty laundry.
The Root: Could you describe your character?
Malinda Williams: I play the first lady of First Baptist Church, and what happens is Isaiah Washington's character, who is my husband — his name is Pastor Keith — he just becomes completely absorbed by the power that he attains as he makes his way up the ranks in the church. Years ago, when we decided to get married, we decided that he would pursue his calling and I, as his wife, would stand by his side.
Sometimes you don't really understand how power could corrupt you; you don't really understand the responsibilities that come along with power. What happens to this couple is that they weren't necessarily ready for things, such as more money coming in, more adulation, more attention. He had this abusive trait about him already that became magnified the more pressure he felt on his shoulders.
MW: It's interesting because the issues that we're dealing with here just so happen to be set in the black church, but they aren't necessarily exclusive to religion or to the black church. These are issues that can happen at any institution, whether it's an educational institution, political atmosphere, corporate America. It's really about the corruption of power. It's really about people who can't handle the responsibilities of that much power.
TR: Some of the other films you've done have been comedies. How important is it for you not to be considered just a comedic actress?
MW: I always try to tell the truth. Sometimes the truth is funny, and sometimes the truth makes you cry. To me, there really isn't a difference. There's a fine line between drama and comedy … Some of the best comedic actors or the best comedians have a lot of drama in their lives, and they're really just offering relief or looking for relief from the drama. Out of that comes comedy.
TR: Russ Parr has been emerging as a filmmaker who is giving black actors a chance to get on-screen. How do you feel about the state of indie film and the opportunities that may be available because of directors like him?
MW: I really admire and applaud Russ because he's getting it done … in a way that is meaningful. People like myself are looking for projects [like the ones] Russ produces because Russ always starts with the most important element, which to me is a great script.
You can have the money, you can have the distribution channels, you can have a great crew, you can have a great cast. But if you don't have a great script, then ultimately you're not going to have a great project. Russ is definitely one to watch in terms of putting out great projects. He writes from his heart, and that's really important.
Brett Johnson is associate editor at The Root. Follow him on Twitter.


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Dragon Pox[1] is a potentially fatal contagious disease that occurs in wizards and witches. Its symptoms are presumably similar to Muggle illnesses like smallpox and chicken pox. However, in addition to leaving the victim's skin pockmarked, dragon pox causes a lasting greenish tinge.[2] Simpler cases present with a green-and-purple rash between the toes and sparks coming out of the nostrils when the patient sneezes.[3]
The first cases of Dragon Pox were wizards working closely with Peruvian Vipertooths;[4] the first person known to have died from dragon pox was Chauncey Oldridge in 1379.[5] Two centuries earlier, in the 1100s, Gunhilda Kneen was recorded as having to forgo playing Chaser in a Quidditch match when she came down with a "touch" of the sickness.[6]
Gunhilda of Gorsemoor developed a cure for dragon pox,[7] but the disease has not been completely eradicated, as it is still treated by the Magical Bugs ward at St Mungo's.[8] Perhaps to address this, Albus Dumbledore possibly worked on his own version of the cure around 1991.[9] Elphias Doge got dragon pox shortly before he started at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in September 1892.[2]
Elderly patients are apparently more susceptible to dragon pox than younger ones. Eldritch Diggory died of it in 1747,[10] as did Abraxas Malfoy,[11] Fleamont Potter, and Euphemia Potter, as recently as the second half of the 20th century.
The Moldovan National Quidditch team could not participate in the 2014 Quidditch World Cup due to an outbreak of Dragon Pox at their training camp, leaving their supporters devastated.[1]
Known sufferers
- Howland Coopey
- Eldritch Diggory
- Gunhilda Kneen
- Abraxas Malfoy
- Goldstein sisters' mother
- Goldstein sisters' father
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Mentioned only)
- Quidditch Through the Ages
- Pottermore
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pottermore - Quidditch World Cup 1990 - 2014 (Archived)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Chapter 2 (In Memoriam)
- ↑ Daily Prophet Newsletters
- ↑ Pottermore
- ↑ Famous Wizard Card (Chauncey Oldridge)
- ↑ Quidditch Through the Ages
- ↑ Famous Wizard Card (Gunhilda of Gorsemoor)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Chapter 22 (St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries)
- ↑ Pottermore
- ↑ Writing by J.K. Rowling: "Ministers for Magic" at Pottermore
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Chapter 9 (The Half-Blood Prince)


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"Supergrid" was registered as a trademark by Airtricity a number of years ago when the company began promoting an offshore electricity network to feed power from offshore wind farms into national grids. Swedish engineering group ABB began work with Airtricity in September 2005 to design a high-voltage offshore AC/DC grid. Airtricity claims that the scale of the network means that Europe will have access to wind energy at all times, because the wind is always blowing somewhere on the grid.
Political backing
Last month Airtricity launched its proposals to British members of parliament at Westminster to secure political backing and to influence a major government review of energy policy, now in progress. The government expects to announce its conclusions from the review this summer. Airtricity says it is also holding discussions with German and Dutch parliamentarians and officials.
Airtricity is looking to attract partners to the project and to pave the way for grid connection into the national networks of the three countries. A number of potential sites for the 10 GW wind farm have been identified, says the company.
"Supergrid and the 10 GW foundation project are practically and symbolically significant proposals to invest in and release to Europe its most abundant primary energy resource," according to Airtricity's Eddie O'Connor.
"Europe needs a reliable, secure and environmentally friendly energy supply: Supergrid supports that aim and will be capable of helping Europe meet its 2010 targets and achieving energy independence," he says.
Airtricity, meantime, is understood to be raising EUR 200-250 million in private equity to fund its development pipeline in the US, UK and Ireland. It plans to raise a further EUR 600-700 million in debt finance by the end of the year, according to a report in the Sunday Times. The company has 169 MW of operating wind capacity and over 3000 MW of projects under development. In America, Airtricity plans to install 200 MW of wind this year, 400 MW next year and increasing amounts to reach a total $1.5 billion investment in the US by 2010.
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Meantime, new proposed EU legislation could help facilitate Airtricity's Supergrid ambitions. In a move towards greater interconnection between European states, the European Parliament has voted in favour of amendments to guidelines on Trans-European Energy Networks in the enlarged union. The aim of the new guidelines is to enable the internal market for gas and electricity to be completed and guarantee security of supply through more interconnection between member states and neighbouring countries. Better interconnection also allows for greater proportions of wind power.
The parliament's amendments would boost cross border projects for integrating networks and create a European co-ordinator to iron out problems or delays associated with priority interconnection projects. A genuine market in gas and electricity can only be achieved by improving and increasing interconnections, explains the parliament's rapporteur on the subject, French member of parliament Anne Laperrouze.
The European Wind Energy Association says the text adopted by the parliament could move the process of interconnection forward, not least towards the establishment of a grid for offshore wind energy.


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Our daily minor league recap.
Boise closed out the regular season by winning a wild one Saturday night 12-11. Boise took an early lead, but gave up six in the fourth and five in the fifth and were quickly down by six runs. They came storming back scoring four in the sixth, one in the seventh, and two in the ninth to get the victory. Marco Hernadez was 4-for-6 with three runs scored and two RBIs, including the game tying RBI and the winning run scored. Dan Vogelbach had three hits and three RBIs. Gioskar Amaya was 2-for-4 with a double, triple, three runs scored, and two RBIs. Albert Almora and Rock Shoulders each had two hits, with Almora knocking one in and Wilson Contreras had two RBIs including the game winner. Stephen Bruno kept the hitting streak alive as he went 1-for-1, with an RBI, but was ejected shortly after that. Ian Dickson got the start, giving up six runs, four earned in just 3.1 innings. Hunter Ackerman followed and gave up five runs, two earned over the next 1.2 innings. Brian Smith was tremendous pitching three perfect innings with four strikeouts. Rafael Diplan got his third win of the season pitching a scoreless ninth. Boise starts their playoffs on Monday.
Peoria gave up three in the sixth and took the loss 6-5. Jeff Antigua got the start, but struggled a bit giving up six runs on eight hits in 5.2 innings. Justin Berg came on and pitched the final 2.1 innings not allowing a run. Bijan Rademacher had a nice night at the plate going 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs. Oliver Zapata also had a double and rove in two. Chadd Krist was 2-for-4 with two doubles and two runs scored. Jorge Soler, Zeke DeVoss and Jacob Rogers each had a hit a piece, with Rogers scoring two runs. Peoria has two more games against Kane County as the season will come to a close on Monday.
Daytona beat Brevard County on Saturday 4-2. Matt Loosen got the start and pitched quite well in his five innings. He allowed one run on two hits and struck out six, in earning his 11th win of the season. Jeff Lorick gave up a run, but pitched the next two innings before getting the ball to AJ Morris threw the final two innings and earned his seventh save of the season. John Andreoli, who has had a really nice season waited until tonight to hit his first home run of the season. He ended the night 2-for-3 with two runs scored, an RBI, and two stolen bases bringing his total to 55. Nelson Perez was 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI and Rafael Lopez had a hit and knocked one in as well. Javier Baez and Christian Villanueva each had a hit, with Villanueva stealing two bases and scoring a run as well. Daytona's season will come to a close on Sunday.
Tennessee scored two in the fifth, but gave up one in the ninth to lose 3-2. Eric Jokisch started, but did not factor in the decision going five innings and allowing one run on six hits, while striking out five. After Zach Rosscup gave up a run in his inning of work, both Jaye Chapman and Rafael Dolis pitched a scoreless inning each. Kevin Rhoderick took the loss giving up a run in the ninth inning. Logan Watkins was 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs, he also walked twice. Matt Szczur had two hits, including a double and he scored a run. The pitcher Eric Jokisch and pinch hitter Dustin Harrington were the only other Smokies to record a hit in the loss. Tennessee has two games left and will end their season on Monday.
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In our new report OneAPI – Next Generation Value Added Services in the Mobile industry, we have not only described how the industry has reacted to OpenAPI and how a number of operators have chosen to implement this new standard, but also described in detail how we believe this market will develop and how OneAPI will develop into OpenAPI. It is no secret that Strand Consult has time and time again predicted precisely how the market is developing. Back in 1998/99 we described how a global premium SMS market would emerge and we were the first consultants to advise operators to choose an open garden strategy - a strategy that is today the whole foundation of the premium SMS market. The report OneAPI – Next Generation Value Added Services in the Mobile industry is the latest addition to the many large strategic reports published by Strand Consult. We have analysed in depth the GSMA's new venture in the value-added services area. This is not a report full of one-sided praises about the choices that operators or technology providers have made, but instead contains serious propositions on how to make OneAPI a commercial success of the same magnitude as we have seen on the premium SMS market. Our goal is to help our customers understand how to create value for their shareholders.
This report not only analyses DVB-H and the other mobile TV technologies, the report also explains why we believe that DVB-H most probably will join the list of Telco technologies that were terminated almost before being activated! Quite simply, we believe that DVB-H has been left standing still by the mobile broadband development we are seeing around the world.When studying mobile TV, it is important to analyse the underlying business case. The foundation of mobile TV is the cash flow generated by mobile TV customers. That cash flow must be divided between the content providers, the mobile TV signal distributer and the other players that are part of the mobile TV value chain. Strand Consult has received the figures from mobile TV from around the world. We have examined what customers are doing today, how revenue and costs are being divided and what the market will look like in the future.
Today there is at large global market for premium value added services in the mobile world. It started with ring tones and logos and has since developed into a multi billion euro industry with a large value chain allowing different types of market players to work together to develop, market and sell various types of services that consumers can use on their mobile phones. The foundation of this industry is the open garden strategy that operators all over the world have launched, making it possible to market and sell services across operators' networks.We have described how we believe the value added services market will develop from the mobile telephone market to mobile broadband and later to ordinary broadband. We believe that in the same way that there today is a business model for mobile services for mobile telephones, there will also be future business models for broadband services that launch in the mobile broadband universe and that thereafter spread to ordinary fixed line broadband. We call this model the BCAP model - Broadband Content Access Provider model.
The battle between various technologies (Wimax, CDMA, CDMA and GSM) is a very real and on some markets the battle is between WIMAX players on the one side and WCDMA players on the other.In a number of countries including Brazil, a number of operators have chosen to convert from CDMA to a combination of GSM/WCDMA and been very successful with their conversions. The price of CDMA devices made it difficult for CDMA operators to compete against WCDMA operators. The question is whether the battle between WCDMA and WIMAX will be similar to the battle fought between CDMA and WCDMA and whether WIMAX operators have a chance on the future mobile broadband market.
Today there is a large market for value added services for mobile phones, a market that started with ring tones and logos and that was primarily driven by the business models created with the introduction of premium SMS..With this report we examine the current mobile broadband market and how it will develop in the future and we look at which VAS products will dominate this market in the future. We believe that today's global market for value added services will spread from mobile phones and over to PC solutions that have a mobile broadband connection, and from there on to the traditional broadband solutions.This report is targeted at: - MNO's that believe there will be a VAS market on the mobile broadband market.- MVNOs and ISPs that want to learn how to make money on various types of VAS that can generate traffic in their networks and their billing systems.- VAS providers on the mobile market that want to examine the new possibilities and business models that will emerge with the introduction of mobile broadband.- Internet players like Google, Facebook, MSN, Skype etc, that want to take advantage of the new possibilities to develop and market various types of services that will be possible on the future mobile broadband market.- Media companies that want to take advantage of the new opportunities on the broadband market, to create new revenue streams as a supplement to their existing revenue.- Technology providers that want to deliver the underlying solutions that will make it possible to host, market and sell value added services via mobile broadband connections.
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Back in 2002, Strand Consult realised that the expectations that the operators, handset manufacturers, infrastructure suppliers, media companies etc. had for the future mobile market were not matching the reality of the direction the mobile market was moving in.The trilogy consists of the following reports:-Mega Trends in the mobile industry - a question of life or death: -Successful Strategies for the future Mobile VAS market-How to get success - in the 3. Generation Value Added Service Market, The Platform & Delivery perspective
The report is a strategic report that contains the knowledge that builds a bridge between the first two reports "How to achieve success in the 3. generation VAS market - The platform & Delivery perspective" and "Mega-trends in the mobile market - a question of life and death" that we have already published and sold to over 70 operators around the world.The purpose of the report "Successful Strategies for the future Mobile Value Added Services market" is to create a tool that you players on the services market can use to navigate a market that in our opinion will experience a paradigm shift. We believe that the market for mobile services faces enormous changes that will influence all the market players - operators, technology providers and all the people making a living from marketing and selling mobile services to end-users.We are convinced that the whole mobile services market is facing a paradigm shift as the mobile market experiences a number of changes. We believe that some operators will spread across larger parts of the value chain, while others will focus on their core business. Put simply, one could say that on the future mobile market, different operators on the same market will have very different strategies based on their current market position and the strategy that the operator group the operator is associated with has been using
This report is a strategic insight into the mobile value added services market, and how this will develop in the future.The purpose of the report "The Mobile VAS Market" is to create a tool for players working with VAS. A tool, which can be used to navigate the VAS market! A market that will experience great changes, which will influence all players – operators, technology providers and companies making a living of marketing and selling mobile services If you would like to know in which ways the mobile VAS market is developing, and how mobile operators and other players will influence this market, then you should read this unique report
This report is a strategic map of the Mobile operators current situation and the strategies which will prevail in the future.
The purpose of this report "Strategies for the Mobile Operator" is to create a tool which players on the mobile market can use to understand the mobile operators reality and help them to navigate on this market, which is facing a paradigm shift during the next years.
Mobile Operators are the heart in the mobile value-chain, it is therefore vital for all players who wish to participate in the mobile value-chain, understand the Mobile Operators current situation and strategies.
We believe the market for mobile services will continue to develop positively, but that the introduction of new technologies and more advanced mobile phones combined with the fact that many operators are under financial pressure, will lead to a paradigm shift on the mobile services market.


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Hello my friends, Spot here!
Oh my days, it's been a long time since I wrote that, hasn't it?
I'm sorry I've not written my blog in such a long time… obviously at the end of last year, it was a very difficult time for us all to lose our beloved (and still loved) Harry and then Friday within 2 weeks of each other, it was so heartbreaking and we are still very sad now 🙁
And then all of a sudden it was Christmas time and my mummy was so busy with the store that she didn't have time to help me write my blog. I told her she was a naughty mummy but she didn't seem to take much notice 😆
But we're back now and hopefully will be able to write regularly again 🙂 We'll try and catch up with all the comments, questions and messages as soon as we can too.
But all of that is not the fabulous news I want to share 😉 No, I'm going to let you know all about the cat show yesterday! 🙂
So this was a large double show, and also our local show as it was the Shropshire (where we live) and Gwynedd (which is a county in Wales) shows.
Spike was entered into both shows and Annie only in one (the Shropshire) because that's just how things work out sometimes 🙂
Even though it's one of our closest shows, it was still much too early in the morning for me when the hoomins got up, so I let them get on with it and carried on with my important cat nap. My motto in life is that you can't have too many important cat naps 😀 😀
Anyways, they were soon out of the house, making their way to the show so peace descended 🙂
At the show, they passed vetting in and went to settle in their pens.
Annie had a lot to say about that, she likes to announce her arrival to anyone who will listen (which isn't that many people or cats, to be honest 😆 )
Spike soon settled into his double pen and watched the to-ings and fro-ings around him 🙂
Meanwhile, mummy was putting the finishing touches to the stall, it had been mainly set up the day before 🙂
There was a bit of a delay to the show starting as there were some traffic delays for some people, so Spike and Annie waited patiently in their pens…
…. but after a while the hall was quite full and the morning judging began. Mummy was busy serving customers on the stand but also kept an eye on the results as much as she could.
Annie's results came out quite quickly: she still needs one more Olympian certificate to earn the title of Olympian Silver. There were 5 gorgeous girls in her class, and unfortunately she was not the winner 🙁 Though the judge told my mummy afterwards that it was a very difficult decision and any one of the 5 could have won as they were all of such a high standard 🙂
The same judge was judging Annie's 'Best of Colour' class: Annie was the only girl in the class, but she was competing against 5 boys 😯
So my mummy was extremely pleased when she saw the results and saw that Annie won the class! Yay! So it was a wonderful result in this class 🙂
She was in only one side class and was unplaced out of 6. Perhaps not her best day ever, but you can't win em all! 🙂
So now we move on to Spike….
His results seemed to take a long time to come out, it was a large show and the judges were very busy so this is understandable.
Spike is still aiming to achieve his Imperial title and he needs 2 more Imperial certificates to get it.
The first result that came out showed that he wasn't going to achieve that as he got Reserve Imperial, i.e. second place.
Then there was a l-o-n-g wait for the other results….
… But they were worth waiting for!!
He won the Imperial class in the other show; he won Best of Breed in both shows and then he won one side class and came second in the other! Yay! My mummy was very pleased! 🙂
BUT! There was still more excitement to come!
He then won "Best Foreign Neuter' for the Gwynedd show! This was fabulous as there were a lot of gorgeous cats in the Foreign Neuter section (e.g Russian Blue, La Perm, Tonkinese, other Bengals, Devon Rex etc etc).
But then! More fabulous news! He only went and won Best Foreign Neuter for the Shropshire show as well! 🙂 : ) 🙂 My mummy and daddy were so pleased! Here's some pics 🙂
Phew! My mummy then went to the coffee shop to get a couple of celebratory lattes (the hoomins were driving so Champagne was out of the question 😆 ) …. and whilst she was there, she heard a message over the loud speaker asking for the cat in pen 271 to be taken to the Best in Show pens!!
Oh my days! That was our Spike! He had beaten the Best Foreign Adult (non-neutered cat) and Best Foreign Kitten to win Overall Best in Show Foreign! Yay! 🙂
My mummy rushed to the pen, got him out and rushed him to the BiS pens and meanwhile daddy grabbed the camera to take some pics 🙂
So now he competed against all the other cats who had won their Best in Show section – e.g. British, Semi Longhair, Persian etc – there are 9 in total 🙂
The judge took each cat out of the BiS pens in turn to have a look at them and Spike was a very good boy indeed 🙂
What a spotty tummy he has 🙂
So then the judge had the difficult task of choosing just one to win the overall Best in Show …. and she chose the semi-longhair winner, a wonderful Maine Coon boy who is absolutely gorgeous but that was fine as the hoomins were so pleased that Spike had got as far as he did as it is such an achievement, particularly at a large show like that one 🙂
Phew! How exciting!
But after all that excitement, the show soon closed and the hoomins had to pack up the stall and make their way home and feed us all and make us nice and comfy for some more important cat naps 🙂
Before I go, here's a couple more pics of Spike's rosettes and medal 🙂
So there we have it! A wonderful day all round!
Take care my friends!
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1. The statue of Gomateshwara at Sravanabelagola was built by—
(A) Chandragupta Maurya
(B) Kharvela
(C) Amoghavarsha
(D) Chamundaraya
Ans : (D)
2. 'Live well, as long as you live. Live well even by borrowings, for once cremated, there is no return'. The rejection of after life is an aphorism of the—
(A) Kapalika sect
(B) Sunyavada of Nagarjun
(C) Ajivikas
(D) Charvakas
Ans : (D)
3. Which one of the following usages was a post-Vedic development ?
(A) Dharma-Artha-Kama-Moksha
(B) Brahmana-Kshatriya-Vaishya-Shudra
(C) Brahmacharya-Grihasthashrama-Vanaprastha-Sanyasa
(D) Indra-Surya-Rudra-Marut
Ans : (C)
4. The capital of the kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was—
(A) Amritsar
(B) Patiala
(C) Lahore
(D) Kapurthala
Ans : (C)
5. In the Gandhara sculptures the preaching mudra associated with the Buddha's First Sermon at Sarnath is—
(A) Abhaya
(B) Dhyana
(C) Dharmachakra
(D) Bhumisparsa
Ans : (C)
6. The name of the poet Kalidas is mentioned in the—
(A) Allahabad pillar inscription
(B) Aihole inscription
(C) Alapadu grant
(D) Hanumakonda inscription
Ans : (B)
7. Zero was invented by—
(A) Aryabhatta
(B) Varahamihira
(C) Bhaskara I
(D) An unknown Indian
Ans : (D)
8. Which one of the following important trade centres of ancient India was on the trade route connecting Kalyana with Vengi ?
(A) Tagara
(B) Sripura
(C) Tripuri
(D) Tamralipti
Ans : (A)
9. The first Indian ruler who joined the subsidiary Alliance was—
(A) The Nawab of Oudh
(B) The Nizam of Hyderabad
(C) Peshwa Baji Rao II
(D) The king of Travancore
Ans : (B)
10. Vidhushaka, a common character in Sanskrit drama is invariably a—
(A) Brahmana
(B) Kshatriya
(C) Vaishya
(D) Shudra
Ans : (A)
11. Toramana belonged to the ethnic horde of the—
(A) Scythians
(B) Hunas
(C) Yue-chis
(D) Sakas
Ans : (B)
12. Who among the following is said to have witnessed the reigns of eight Delhi Sultans ?
(A) Ziauddin Barani
(B) Shams-i-siraj Afif
(C) Minhaj-us-siraj
(D) Amir Khusrau
Ans : (D)
13. The first Indian ruler to organize Haj pilgrimage at the expense of the state was—
(A) Alauddin Khilji
(B) Feroz Tughlaq
(C) Akbar
(D) Aurangzeb
Ans : (C)
14. Who among the following ladies wrote a historical account during the Mughal period ?
(A) Gulbadan Begum
(B) Noorjahan Begum
(C) Jahanara Begum
(D) Zebun-nissah Begum
Ans : (A)
15. The first to start a joint stock company to trade with India were the—
(A) Portuguese
(B) Dutch
(C) French
(D) Danish
Ans : (B)
16. The caves and rock-cut temples at Ellora are—
(A) Buddhist
(B) Buddhist and Jain
(C) Hindu and Jain
(D) Hindu, Buddhist and Jain
Ans : (D)
17. The significance of the Bengal Regulation of 1793 lies in the fact that—
(A) It provided for the establishment of the Supreme court
(B) It restricted the application of English law to Englishmen only
(C) It accommodated the personal laws of Hindus and Muslims
(D) It provided for the appointment of the Indian Law Commission
Ans : (C)
18. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in—
(A) Afghanistan
(B) Turkey
(C) Mongolia
(D) Persia
Ans : (C)
19. Which one of the following monuments has a dome which is said to be one of the largest in the world ?
(A) Tomb of Sher Shah, Sasaram
(B) Jama Masjid, Delhi
(C) Tomb of Ghiyas-ud-din Tuglaq, Delhi
(D) Gol Gumbaz, Bijapur
Ans : (D)
20. Ashtapradhan was a Council of Ministers—
(A) In the Gupta administration
(B) In the Chola administration
(C) In the Vijaynagar administration
(D) In the Maratha administration
Ans : (D)
21. The concept of Anuvrata was advocated by—
(A) Mahayana Buddhism
(B) Hinayana Buddhism
(C) Jainism
(D) The Lokayata School
Ans : (C)
22. Which one of the following territories was not affected by the revolt of 1857 ?
(A) Jhansi
(B) Jagdishpur
(C) Lucknow
(D) Chittor
Ans : (D)
23. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched ?
(A) Battle of Buxar— Mir Jafar Vs Clive
(B) Battle of Wandiwash—French Vs East India Company
(C) Battle of Chelianwala—Dalhousie Vs Marathas
(D) Battle of Kharda—Nizam Vs East India Company
Ans : (B)
24. The word 'Hindu' as reference to the people of Hind (India) was first used by—
(A) The Greeks
(B) The Romans
(C) The Chinese
(D) The Arabs
Ans : (A)
25. Hughly was used as a base for piracy in the Bay of Bengal by—
(A) The Portuguese
(B) The French
(C) The Danish
(D) The British
Ans : (A)


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Oct. 12, 2010 — More teenagers are using a condom — by itself or along with a partner's hormonal contraceptive — according to a new teen sex survey from the CDC.
The survey shows sexual activity and contraceptive use among U.S. teenagers have remained relatively stable over the last decade. But condoms gained among teenage boys as the preferred method.
Also, the teen birth rate has resumed a gradual decline that was briefly interrupted in 2005-2007.
"The slight increase from 2005 to 2007 generated concern that progress over the past two decades in reducing teen pregnancies could have stalled," researcher Gladys Martinez, PhD, of the CDC's division of vital statistics, and colleagues write in their report. "However, data for 2008 and 2009 show that the teen birth rate again declined from the rate in 2007."
The study showed the teen birth rate for girls aged 15-19 was 39.1 births per 1,000 females in 2009. That's 37% lower than its peak of 61.8 per 1,000 in 1991. Researchers say that is a historic low for the U.S., but still higher than many other developed countries, including Canada.
Contraceptive Use by Teens
The nationwide survey was based on face-to-face interviews with 4,662 teenagers between 2006 and 2010.
Overall, about 43% of never-married teenage girls and 42% of never-married teenage boys reported having sexual intercourse at least once. Researchers say those levels of sexual activity have not changed significantly since 2002.
Contraceptive use among teenagers has also changed little since 2002, with 78% of teenage girls and 85% of boys saying they used a method of birth control the first time they had sex.
The most popular contraceptive among teens remains the condom. But researchers found an increase among teen boys in the use of condoms alone and in combination with a partner's hormonal conceptive.
Eighty percent of teenage boys said they used a condom the first time they had sex. That's an increase of 9% since 2002. Sixteen percent said they used a condom in combination with a partner's hormonal method, a 6% increase.
The survey also shows the use of non-pill hormonal contraceptives — such as injectables, the contraceptive patch and ring, and emergency contraception — are also becoming more common among teenage girls.
For example, the percentage of teen girls who reported using non-pill types of hormonal contraceptives the first time they had sexual intercourse tripled, from 2% in 2002 to 6% in 2006-2010.
In addition, 14% of teenage girls reported ever using emergency contraception. Ten percent said they used the contraceptive patch and 5% had used the ring. Overall the rate of use of birth control pills and hormonal injectables did not change from 2002 to 2006-2010.
Sexual Activity Rates
Although sexual activity rates among teenage girls didn't change much from 2002 to 2006-2010, researchers say there has been a gradual long-term decline in the percentage of teenage girls who are sexually experienced over the last 20 years.
The survey shows the percentage of teenage girls who said they were sexual active has dropped from 51% in 1988 to 43% in 2006-2010.
"This significant long-term decline is a reversal from a period during which the percentage of teenagers who were sexually experienced was steadily increasing," write the researchers.
Sexual activity rates also did not change significantly among teenage boys from 2002 through 2006-2010. Researchers say this is a departure from a past trend of declines.
Overall, 60% of teenage boys reported being sexually active in 1988; this dropped to 46% in 2002.
Researchers say the most common reason given for not having sex remained the same as it was in 2002, that it was "against religion or morals." Forty-one percent of girls and 31% of boys who had never had sex cited this reason.
For boys, the second most popular reason was "haven't found the right person yet." The number of teenage boys who cited this reason increased from 21% in 2002 to 29% in 2006-2010.
For girls, the second most common reason for not being sexual active was "haven't found the right person yet," at 19%. The third most common reason was "don't want to get pregnant," at 18%.


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A View from Studio 3: Overlooked A's have attitude
Defending AL West champs might not get a lot of coverage, but they get results
PHOENIX -- I'm stepping away from Studio 3 for a while. This week's view is from the sun-splashed baseball fields in Phoenix, where the American League West champion Oakland Athletics are getting stretched out for the long haul.
Under perfectly blue skies, this club goes about its business with complete confidence and a bit of attitude. The A's have confidence because they've won two straight division crowns. The A's have attitude because they operate with a chip on their shoulder -- in a good way. You would also have an edge if year after year, you were overlooked in favor of clubs with bigger checkbooks.
"I guess we've put the pressure on other teams to the point where they feel like they have to make blockbuster moves and go out and spend a ton of money to try to recapture the [AL] West," said A's reliever Sean Doolittle.
As was the case during Spring Training in 2012 and '13, the lion's share of the media attention is on other clubs in the AL West.
"The first year I got here, it was [Albert] Pujols, then it was [Josh] Hamilton, now it's [Robinson] Cano," A's manager Bob Melvin said. "A lot of guys are coming into our division, so you do notice it, but it doesn't weigh on our minds too much, because we're more concerned with ourselves than the other teams."
When it comes to the A's bullpen, other teams better be concerned about Oakland. The front office reloaded the 'pen to create perhaps the most complete unit in the Majors. And this comes after the A's had the third-best bullpen ERA (3.22) in the AL during the 2013 season.
Newcomers Jim Johnson, Luke Gregerson and Eric O'Flaherty (expected to be healthy by midseason) join the likes of Doolittle and Ryan Cook. Getting acclimated to new surroundings doesn't appear like it's going to be an issue for these veteran additions. Gregerson, who posted a sub 3.00 ERA for three straight years with the Padres, is excited to be part of a team that's in contention on a regular basis. And Johnson points out that all relievers have a common bond.
"We all have a screw loose, so we all fall in line together," said Johnson, the Major League saves leader in 2012 and '13. "Once we're on the fields together killing some down time, you get more comfortable with each other."
Before the A's acquired Johnson in a trade, left-hander Doolittle was considered a possible replacement for former closer Grant Balfour, who signed with the Rays. That didn't happen, but it's not a big deal. While closers grab headlines, gain fame and often become the face of the bullpen, Doolittle speaks for a unit that doesn't tally individual accolades.
"We don't care if one guy gets singled out or not," Doolittle said. "As a unit, we want to be able to say we were the best in baseball and lived up to the hype that people were talking about in Spring Training."
Doolittle's maturity is only part of an impressive package. With only two big league seasons under his belt, the 27-year-old caught Melvin's attention from the get-go. Not just in what he does on the mound, but how he does it. Melvin also points out that Doolittle is not just a lefty specialist.
"You look at his numbers, and he gets righties [.214] out a little bit better than lefties [.230], so as far as the maturation process, he's been on it from when he got here," Melvin said. "He's been the same guy. It has to do with who he is as a person. He has a lot of confidence in himself."
Doolittle also understands that when he's away from the field, baseball doesn't define him.
"I appreciate absolutely every minute I have up here and I want to have fun with it," Doolittle said. "I get the chance to live a dream. I don't want baseball to be everything that defines me. I'm not just a baseball robot. "
But between the lines, Doolittle represents what the entire Athletics team does best: focus on the task at hand.
Nothing else matters.
"We have one main goal," said Doolittle. "From a bullpen standpoint, at the end of the year we want people to talk about how we had the best bullpen in league, that we were a shutdown bullpen."


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Welcome to my website.
I make and play and talk a lot about bagpipes.
This is my opportunity to share my passion with you.
My approach is unique and personal; the bagpipes I make are unique and personalised. If you're considering buying a bagpipe, I hope that you find something inspiring here.
If you're simply interested in the world of bagpipes, I hope you enjoy exploring my part of it.


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Crews rush to clear snow head of Monday storm
Roofs piled high with snow greatest concern
Monday's snowfall seemed tame compared to the blizzard Maine saw over the weekend.
Because the clean up isn't over, there are some very important safety tips to still keep in mind.
Removing 30 inches of snow continues to be a tall order to fill for those with the city of Portland.
"We focused in the last 24 hours in the areas around immediate areas of the school zones, those are substantially addressed," said Mike Bobinsky, Director of Portland Public Services.
While the roads and walkways are clear, public safety officials are stressing the importance of digging out fire hydrants.
"With the drifting snow, we had drifts up to 5 to 6 feet deep and a hydrant could be completely buried," said Chief Jerry Lamoria.
On Sunday, Portland firefights responded to a fire at a home on Burnside Avenue and spent valuable moments digging out a hydrant.
On Monday, several firefighters shoveled out 80 hydrants.
"That could take up to four to five minutes to dig out in an emergency and those four to five minutes are critical," said Lamoria.
Safety not only applies to snow on the ground but also 3- to 4-foot snow drifts are still piled on some homes.
Roofer Dave Deschaines and his crew have been working non-stop and said the possibility of freezing rain could add even more pressure to a roof.
"With the rain couples with 30 inches of snow, it is dangerous. You are talking hundreds of pounds per square foot so you want to get that off the roof," said Dechaines.
So, where does all of this snow end up? You may have noticed several huge piles in Portland's Bayside, and those piles could get even higher as the work is still far from over.
"This storm will take several weeks to do all the key detail cleaning that I think we need to do," said Bobinsky.


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A few questions to the more experienced members:
- Where to sit? Apparently, it's a case of the more expensive, the better view in Singapore, but I'm a bit on a budget naturally. GA won't be great for a city circuit I suppose..?
- There are a lot of concerts during the race weekend, is there free access if you're a F1 ticket holder? Where do they normally take place (vicinity maybe worth considering when picking your seats)?
I'm sure there will be more questions, but that's about it for the moment.
P.S.: Just found out that Justin Bieber's to headline closing concert in Singapore and was like !?!?!
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With one week to go in the Fedora election cycle, I encourage all Fedora account holders to participate in this semi-yearly election. This round, 2 seats on the Fedora Board (including mine), 4 seats on the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee, and all 7 seats of the Fedora Ambassadors Steering Committee are being elected.
I'm very pleased with the nomination process this time. We have 7 extremely capable people who volunteered their time to serve on the Fedora Board for the next year. Each of the other elections also had more candidates than open seats – a sign of strength and depth for the Project. Good luck to every candidate!


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New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was taken out of his home in handcuffs Wednesday, more than a week after a car rented in his name was tied to the homicide of Odin Lloyd.
Nine plainclothes police officers arrived at Hernandez's house around 9 a.m. Wednesday. Police entered the North Attleborough, Mass., home when Hernandez came to the door shirtless. Moments later, they came out with Hernandez in handcuffs, a shirt pulled over his arms.
He was cut by the Patriots shortly thereafter. State police said they will not release the charge Hernandez faces until it is presented in court.
"Words cannot express the disappointment we feel knowing that one of our players was arrested as a result of this investigation," the team said in a statement.
An arrest warrant for Hernandez was reportedly written up June 21 for obstruction of justice, but was not issued. The warrant came after police discovered Hernandez had intentionally destroyed his cell phone and home security system.
Lloyd, a semi-pro football player, was found dead with gunshot wounds in an industrial park near Hernandez's house on June 17. He was 27. Hernandez has not been named as a suspect, but has not been ruled out.
Officials ruled the death a homicide but have not cited the cause of death. Hernandez has been a key figure in the investigation, and police have searched his house and the area around it several times since Lloyd's body was found.


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In the current website, AREX LITE, you can download CEL files from work published from the Benfey Lab
For your convenience, we are still providing the Chip Enrich software (Brady et al, 2007).
For Root Digital In Situ (Root Gene Expression Visualization), go to Arabidopsis eFP Browser
Please note that the Arabidopsis eFP Browser and the old Arex website contain different data.
The Arabidopsis eFP Browser presents the output of an algorithm that incorporates the spatial (cell type-GFP marked expression) data and temporal/longitudinal data. This algorithm infers the expression of individual cell types at different time points. Please, look at Cartwright et al., 2009 for more details.
In the old Arex website, which you might have used in the past, normalized expression values from the cell type-GFP marked sorted lines were presented. This is the raw data from single cell types with no temporal information.